SoS: April 9th, 2012 - April 15th, 2012

Tuesday Night Shave:

Star Shaving "Big Daddy" Strop
Hot towel prep- using a small crock pot to warm towels up
Every Man Jack shaving cream as a prep. I really enjoy this product as a pre shave and it is cheap.
Hot towel again
Omega shave cream
Tweezerman badger brush
A. Massicot & Fils, LE ROSYLIA 6/8 straight
Hot water rinse, Cold towel
Alum block
Nivea after shave balm
Old Spice AS
And as always Clubman talc to finish!

I have been using this small crock pot to warm my towels for two weeks now. I purchased it at a discount chain for $10 and it works great. Warm the towels with water and add some extra water and thirty minutes later it is hot towel bliss!!

 

Tuesday



Schick Injector
Schick Blade
The Manchurian
MWF
Mandom

The lather and brush were very nice! But the shave was a little rough...

 

Yes I do, Randy. She's a Black Lab mix, and her name is Babe!

 

Wow, what a beautiful girl. I was going to say, you have enough lather on that brush everyday to cover Babe head to tail! I'll bet she's a great girl. Thanks for showing me a pic. I've got a very soft spot in my heart for dogs.
God bless ya, Nick.

 

Wednesday, April 11, 2012 - Midnight Shave

Prep :: Cold water wetdown
Razor :: BRW Old Type
Blade :: Super Iridium
Soap :: MWF
Brush :: Rudy Vey Silvertip
Post :: Alum, Cold water rinse, WH & Rosewater
AS :: Proraso AS & TSD Tobacco Leaf Milk

Brush and razor are resting on my PIF from Dale; a handmade coaster with an embedded DE blade. It will stay in my den to rest my brushes while they dry and to load blades into my razors. The dark background of the coaster makes the silver colored blades very easy to see and standout.

Thanks again, Dale.

 

Wednesday
(and Monday and Tuesday)

Gillette FB
Feather
DVH boar
MWF
TSD WH
Floid Blue

 

L'Occitane Lavender Soap
Razor Custom Kropp in American Black Walnut
Brush Chubby 1 in Super
Pre Shave Burt's Bees Shave Cream
Vito's Coconut & Almond
Alum & Witch Hazel
Botanics Moisturiser SPF 15
Coty Raw Vanilla Eau De Cologne

Jamie.

Delightful two pass shave with minor clean up.

 

Wednesday:

Omega Wooden Handle
Super Speed/Rapira day 2
Lord Emofresh SC
Lubriderm unscented moisturizer
Alt Innsbruck AS
Obsession For Men EDT

Wow, what a great shave this morning - the Lord Emofresh cream gives so much rich lather that 5 guys can shave with it from the same brush. The scent is so nice, and the cooling effect is mild, but still very enjoyable. The Alt Innsbruck added some extra icicles!

 

Wednesday, April 11, 2012. Good Morning!

Morning Coffee: Hills Brothers Original Blend
Prep: Wash face with Musgo Real Glyce Lime
Razor: Schick I2 Hydro-magic
Blade: Schick
Soap: Proraso
Brush: Semogue 1460
Scuttle: Dirty Bird 1.5
Post: Cold water rinse followed by some Floid Blue A/S

 

iKon OC Bulldog
Polsilver
M&F Lee7
Mystic Water Lavender Lime Shave Soap
Nivea Energy A/S

Parfumerie Generale Cozé 02

 

The Rocket was sent to me from a member in England
One of my Favorites

 

Wednesday, April 11

55’ Gillette Red Tip
Voskhod (d3)
Renaissance Man Black Amber S/S
Vulfix 2235 Super
Jovan Musk A/S
Result: DFS on 3 passes.

 

Hi Johnny.I do like the 2 Myrsol products I've tried.The Formula K has a minty scent from the bottle but fades very quick once applied.The same with Myrsol's Aqua De Limon,great lemon scent,also fades very quick.Both have a nice menthol blast very close to the Floids,maybe a touch more.Very good if you're planning on using a EDT or cologne afterwards.I should mention both have a slight alcohol burn.

 

Wednesday:

Barbasol Prep
Dovo Natural
Omega Pro Sketched
Cella
Alum Block
Aqua Velva
Afta Original
Old Spice After Shave

 

Wednesday

Soak brush/Savile Row 3824
Hot Shower
Proraso PrePost cream
Speick shaving cream
ikon OSS/Feather (3)
Cold Water Rinse
Monster Block Alum (clean razor,brush,police area)
Cold Water Rinse
Speick splash followed 20 minutes later with Speick aftershave balm

My first shave with the Speick shave cream and the aftershave balm.Both compliment the aftershave splash which is one of my favorites.I have the cologne incoming from Bullgoose should be interesting to try all 4.I also love the shave stick which I think has a little better scent and lather,but not by much.

 

April 10th - Late Night Shave
Prep: Nivea Face Wash
Pre-Lather: Nuka Shaving Cream, followed by grapeseed oil
Razor: Merkur 38M
Brush: Vulfix 660S Super Badger
Blade: Sputnik (4)
Soap/Cream: L'Occitane's Cade SS
Post: 5Savages After Shave
AS: Lea Balsam ASB
BBS!

It felt good to get back to my big, fat, heavy-handled 38M, though I did get careless and slice the bottom of my nose. This is my first time going 4 shaves on a blade and the Sputnik is still going strong. I can hardly feel it and there's no irritation after the shave. I used a bit too much water with the Cade but the result was still a phenomenal shave. The big surprise was the Lea Balsam ASB. Slightly mentholated, non-greasy, it felt fantastic on my face. I got a 10ml tube as a freebie from Shaveabuck. I think it's now one of my favorites and will be a great summer balm. I'll be going back to order more for sure. It's a bargain at only $7 for a 125ml bottle.

 

Wednesday, April 11, 2012

Prep: Hot shower; Yardley bath bar
Lather: MWF - face lather
Brush: Semogue 820
Razor: Schick I1 Injector
Blade: Chinese Schick (6); 3+ passes
Post: Cold water rinse; Krampert's Finest Bay Rum

Shave #6 for the Chinese Schick & it still feels like new. The 820 proves today what great lather can be made from MWF. For some reason I can't get into the groove with the 1250. I think it'll be relegated to test lathers only until I see its performance improve. No time for low quality lather hurting my otherwise great shaves! BBS results today with minimal effort. What a great start to the day, I'm just not sure that the rest of the day will live up to it!

 

Thanks Gerry. Both of those interest me along with their Formula C, Blue, and Agua Balsamica.

Oh, and I like alcohol burn.

 

Wednesday morning, April 11, 2012

Schick E2 Injector Razor w/ Schick blade (5)
Semogue SOC boar bristle brush,
MWF shaving soap w/ warm water lather,
finish with cold water rinse for a DFS!